Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) in Creative Technologies and Design

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Joining an interdisciplinary team at the broad intersections of Creative Technologies, Design, Fine Arts, Media, Computer Science, Engineering, the successful candidate will be an exceptional artist & scholar, able to build upon the established strengths of the Creative Technologies and Design area.

We seek a candidate whose practice will enhance Creative Technologies and Design’s reputation as an important centre for multi-disciplinary research-creation. Creative Technologies and Design span the areas of new and interactive media, computational arts, virtual and augmented reality, digital storytelling, immersive environments, video game design, 3D animation, interactive design, visual communication design, sound design, and music technologies, as well as contributes to exciting interdisciplinary program partnerships with Software Systems Engineering and Computer Science.

The Faculty of Media, Art and Performance seeks to attract candidates who identify with under-represented groups, are able to articulate a research program that aligns with our values, and complements and builds upon the faculty’s established socially-engaged practices. We seek a candidate whose program of research will enhance the University of Regina’s growing reputation as an important centre for a variety of research endeavours, including Indigenous art practices, disability/atypical creative practices, community wellness, social justice, community engaged creative practices, media arts, curation, exhibition and/or performance practices.

The University of Regina is located in the heart of a vibrant, and increasingly diverse, mid-sized city in the centre of the beautiful Canadian prairies on Treaty 4 Territory. The University has a student population of 16,000+ and is home to 10 faculties, including a multitude of academic departments and program areas. These units have established national and international reputations for excellence and innovative programs leading to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. The University has three federated colleges: First Nations University of Canada, Campion College, and Luther College. Our colleges bring further excellence and diversity to the educational experiences we offer.

With a Faculty comprised of 35 full-time professors, including some of the most celebrated contemporary artists in the country, the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance enjoys a long-standing reputation as one of Western Canada’s foremost environments for scholarship and artistic research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Emphasizing the importance of studio production and theory, the Faculty of Media, Art and Performance offers BA, BFA, BMus, MMus, MA, MFA, and an Interdisciplinary Studies PhD in Media and Artistic Practices.

Please apply at: https://urcareers.uregina.ca/hr/postings/17321
Closing Date: January 9, 2025

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